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August 2026
Comparing the August 2026 releasable airmen file against July 2026: 5,363 certificate records appeared and 4,947 disappeared, a net change of +416.
Added
5,363
Removed
4,947
Net
+416
Added by category
- Remote pilots1,742
- Private pilots1,182
- Student pilots719
- Commercial pilots641
- Airline transport pilots479
- Flight instructors292
- Mechanics61
- groundInstructor47
- flightEngineer40
- dispatcher27
- repairman25
- inspector10
- sport5
- controlTower3
- parachuteRigger3
What this is not
Certificate records present this month and absent last month. Includes airmen who newly opted in to address release, so it is an upper bound on newly issued certificates. The August 2026 file covers 47.2% of the 887,519 active pilots the FAA counted in 2025, because airmen who decline address release are left out of it entirely. Full methodology.